Engineering Change Orders in Space Programs: "What Are The Odds?", Aaron Noel D. Santos
Theses and Dissertations

Salvaging Value from the Measure of "Requirements Volatility" in the DoD's Software Resources Data Report (SRDR), Robert T. Walker
Theses and Dissertations

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AFIT Documents

Exploring Performance in Air Force Science and Technology Programs, Eric A. Plack, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Edward D. White, Clay M. Koschnick
Faculty Publications

Economic Moat: A Line of Defense for the Defense Industry, Karina M. Fernando
Theses and Dissertations

An Empirical Analysis of DoD Construction Task Order Performance, Adam B. Teston, Tyler S. Stout
Theses and Dissertations

Use of Factors in Development Estimates: Improving the Cost Analysis Toolkit, Matthew R. Markman, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Edward D. White
Faculty Publications

Contractual Procurement Alternatives of Air Force Contingency Pharmaceuticals: A Cost-Benefit Analysis, Adam J. Brubakken, John M. Dickens, Jason Andrerson, William A. Cunningham III
Faculty Publications

Analysis of Military Construction Cost Growth in USAF Major Defense Acquisition Programs, Emily E. Angell, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Alfred E. Thal Jr.
Faculty Publications

A Comparison Of SBIR Investment Methods: AFWERX vs Legacy, Evan A. Gist
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of Changing the Federal Age Requirement for a Commercial Driver’s License, Matthew L. Mangen
Theses and Dissertations

Revisiting Reliability of Estimates at Completion for Department of Defense Contracts, Deborah B. Kim, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Chad A. Millette
Faculty Publications

A Case for Open Mission Systems in DOD Aircraft Avionics, Michael J. Brown, R. David Fass, Jonathan D. Ritschel
Faculty Publications

Text Mining Analysis of Acquisition Reforms and Expert Views, Amanda L. McGowin, Jonathan D. Ritschel, R. David Fass, Bradley C. Boehmke
Faculty Publications

Cyber War and Deterrence: Applying a General Theoretical Framework, Isaac Nacita [*], Mark Reith
Faculty Publications

Likelihood and Cost Impact of Engineering Change Requirements for DoD Contracts, James C. Ellis, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Shawn M. Valentine, Brandon Lucas, Ian S. Cordell
Faculty Publications

An Analysis of Major Acquisition Reforms through Text Mining and Grounded Theory Design, Amanda L. McGowin
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of the Estimate at Complete for Department of Defense Contracts, Deborah B. Kim
Theses and Dissertations

Estimating an Acquisition Program’s Likelihood of Staying within Cost and Schedule Bounds, Ryan Trudelle, Edward D. White, Clay M. Koschnick, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Brandon M. Lucas
Faculty Publications

Analyzing Cost Growth at Program Stages for DoD Aircraft, Scott J. Kozlak, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Brandon Lucas, Michael J. Seibel
Faculty Publications

Modeling Median Will-Cost Estimates for Defense Acquisition Programs, Ryan Trudelle, Edward D. White, Clay Koschnick, Brandon Lucas
Faculty Publications

The Myth of Strategic and Tactical Airlift, Jacob D. Maywald, Adam D. Reiman, Alan A. Johnson, Robert E. Overstreet
Faculty Publications

Brandishing Our Air, Space, and Cyber Swords: Recommendations for Deterrence and Beyond, Mark Reith
Faculty Publications

Keeping Pace with Drug-use Trends: Medical Marijuana, Legal Positives, and Other Challenges for Drug-free Workplace Programs, Eric Nelson, Jeremy M. Slagley [*]
Faculty Publications

Acquisition Challenge: The Importance of Incompressibility in Comparing Learning Curve Models, Justin R. Moore, John J. Elshaw, Adedeji B. Badiru, Jonathan D. Ritschel
Faculty Publications

Stability Properties in Department of Defense Contracts: Answering the Controversy, Jacob L. Petter, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Edward D. White
Faculty Publications

Taming the Hurricane of Acquisition Cost Growth – Or At Least Predicting It, Allen J. DeNeve, Erin T. Ryan, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Christine M. Schubert Kabban
Faculty Publications

Investigation into the Ratio of Operating and Support Costs to Life-Cycle Costs for DoD Weapon Systems, Gary L. Jones, Edward D. White, Erin T. Ryan, Jonathan D. Ritschel
Faculty Publications

Application of Systems Engineering to USAF Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), Phillip J. O'Connell, Joseph R. Wirthlin, James Malas, Som Soni
Faculty Publications

Using Earned Value Data to Detect Potential Problems in Acquisition Contracts, C. Grant Keaton
Theses and Dissertations

Application of Relational Contracting Methods to Federal Construction Projects, Travis R. Johnson
Theses and Dissertations

Best Practices In Government Acquisition: A Test of the Government Accountability Office’s Knowledge-Based Acquisition Theory, Dana C. Wyman II
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of Construction Contractor Performance Evaluation System, Rebecca S. Brown
Theses and Dissertations

An Investigation of Knowledge Transfer and Retention in a Government Procurement Office, Garland T. Mobley
Theses and Dissertations

A Case Analysis of Explaining the Main Factors that Contribute to ROK's Decision Making in Procurement of Defense Articles, Se Young Kim
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of the Design-Build Delivery Method in Air Force Military Construction, James W. Rosner
Theses and Dissertations

Balancing Government Risks with Contractor Incentives in Performance-Based Logistics Contracts, Christopher P. Gardner
Theses and Dissertations

A Delphi Study of HIPAA Compliance to Battlefield Medical Evacuation, John A. Chessman
Theses and Dissertations

Blending the Battlefield: An Analysis of Using Private Military Companies to Support Military Operations in Iraq, Heather L. Gallup
Theses and Dissertations

Assessment of the Current Cultural Awareness and Training for the Air Force Contingency Contracting Officer, Reza A. Grigorian
Theses and Dissertations

Characterization Patterns of MILCON Project Contract Modifications, Tyler K. Nielsen
Theses and Dissertations

Contract Delays: The Impact of Department of Defense (DoD) Contractors' Wealth, Jacqueline M. Leskowich
Theses and Dissertations

Indentifying and Assessing Effective Mechanisms for Technology Transfer, Michael A. Romero
Theses and Dissertations

Cost Growth in Weapons Systems: Re-Examining Rubber Baselines and Ecomonic Factors, Philip E. Ruter II
Theses and Dissertations

Internal Versus External for Small Weapons Systems, Joseph S. Elkins
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of the Impact of Defense Acquisition Reforms and External Factors on Schedule Growth of Defense Weapon Systems, Michael P. Giacomazzi III
Theses and Dissertations

How Does the Political Nature of the Defense Acquisition Process Affect Cost Growth, Nikolaos Gounatidis
Theses and Dissertations

Use and Effectiveness of Contract Schedule Incentives in Air Force Materiel Command, Rodrick A. Koch
Theses and Dissertations

Cost as an Independent Variable: A Study of its Continued Use by Aeronautical Systems Center's Programs and their Contractors to Set and Maintain Cost Objectives, Kevin W. Codrington
Theses and Dissertations

Predicting the Effects of Contingency Contracting on Local Economies, Donald J. Wagoner
Theses and Dissertations

Acquisition Program Re-Baselines: Theory and Practice, Troy A. Suarez
Theses and Dissertations

A Market Reaction to DoD Contact Delay, Robert D. Carden
Theses and Dissertations

A Decision Analysis Tool for the Source Selection Process, John R. Trumm
Theses and Dissertations

Risk-Based Decision Model for Determining the Applicability of an Earned Value Management System in Construction, Mark D. Workman
Theses and Dissertations

The Impact of Economic Factors and Acquisition Reforms on the Cost of Defense Weapon Systems, James P. Smirnoff
Theses and Dissertations

Evaluating Alternatives for Drinking Water at Deployed Locations, Brian S. Hughes
Theses and Dissertations

An Eleven Year Retrospective of the Acquisition Review Journal, Mitchell J. Elder
Theses and Dissertations

The Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Techniques in the United States Air Force Environmental Conflicts, Nanci R. Pigeon
Theses and Dissertations

The Analysis of Air Force Institute of Technology Theses Related to Contracting, Thomas M. Clohessy
Theses and Dissertations

Small Business Participation in Air Force Procurement: Participation Trends and the Effect of Acquisition Reform Initiatives on Air Force Procurement via Selected Contract Types in Selected Product Categories, Douglas E. Leedy
Theses and Dissertations

Development of Measures of Success for Corporate Level Air Force Acquisition Initiatives, Carey E. Petit
Theses and Dissertations

Measuring Small Business Participation in Air Force Contracting: the Impact of Acquisition Reform, William C. Pike
Theses and Dissertations

Going To War with Defense Contractors: a Case Study Analysis of Battlefield Acquisition, Ryan M. Novak
Theses and Dissertations

Performance Based Service Acquisition (PBSA): a Dynamic Look at PBSA in the Air Force, Fred J. Lacey IV
Theses and Dissertations

An Empirical Analysis of the Impacts of Adopting Lean Purchasing and Supplier Management Principles on the Participation of Small Businesses within the Department of Defense Aerospace Industry, James A. Hageman
Theses and Dissertations

E-Procurement Success, Jason R. Eaton
Theses and Dissertations

Core Competency Identification: Prescriptions for Air Force Major Commands to Follow, Richard E. Wells
Theses and Dissertations

Selecting Optimal Control Portfolios to Improve Army Aviation Safety, Sarah E. Shelton
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of the Acquisition Process for Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirements (SABER) Contracts and its Potential Impact on Contractor Performance, Brian J. Heaps
Theses and Dissertations

The Impact of Acquisition Reform and Political-Fiscal Variables on Air Force GAO-Protests Processed, Raymond M. Barben
Theses and Dissertations

Implementation of Earned Value Management Into The Software Acquisition Process, Louis D. Bryan
Theses and Dissertations

Professional Contracting Certification: An Examination and Model Development, Robert D. Lorton, Daniel I. Dunn
Theses and Dissertations

An Exploratory Study of the Use of Parametric Estimating in Department of Defense Contracting, Patricia Blakely, Rudolph Haynesworth
Theses and Dissertations

Career Development of Air Force Officers in Contracting: An Examination of Perception and Understanding, Martin P. Hamlin
Theses and Dissertations

A Qualitative Analysis of the Elements Required for the Successful Implementation of the 'Rolling Down-Select Strategy', Brent A. Kelly
Theses and Dissertations

An Examination of the Effects of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 on the Post-Award Debriefing Process and Bid Protest Frequency, David R. Thomas
Theses and Dissertations

An Examination of the Past Performance Procedures Used in Air Force Materiel Command Source Selections, Jonathan L. Wright
Theses and Dissertations

The Impact of the Packard Commission's Recommendations on Reducing Cost Overruns in Major Defense Acquisition Programs, David A. Searle
Theses and Dissertations

A Comparison of Contracts Involving the Privatization of Newark AFB and the Naval Air Warfare Center-Indianapolis, James P. Valley
Theses and Dissertations

The Impact of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 on Post-Award Protest Frequency, Eric C. Duncan
Theses and Dissertations

The Effects of the New Commercial Marketplace Emphasis on United States Air Force Contract Negotiators, Bryan J. Hudgens
Theses and Dissertations

Some Empirical Evidence on the Non-Normality of Cost Variances on Defense Contracts, Robert J. Conley IV
Theses and Dissertations

A Cross-Sectional Examination of Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Search for the Antecedents of Success, Patrick F. Hopper
Theses and Dissertations

A Study of the Impact of Acquisition Reforms on Pre-Award Solicitations, Jason J. Bock
Theses and Dissertations

Does A Rubber Baseline Guarantee Overruns?' A Study of Cost Performance and Contract Changes in Major Defense Acquisition Programs, James A. Gordon
Theses and Dissertations

Identifying Cost Patterns of Managing Technology Transfer Actions, James C. Boyd III
Theses and Dissertations

Commercialization and the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR): An Examination of the Impacts of Commercialization on the Small Businesses' Ability to Provide Research and Development Innovation to the Department of Defense, Jennifer J. Thorpe
Theses and Dissertations

Predicting Fraudulent Behavior: An Examination of Characteristics Commonly Exhibited by Fraudulent DoD Contractors, Dwayne P. Sellers
Theses and Dissertations

An Analysis of Total Acquisition Lead Time for Small Purchase Actions in an Operational Contracting Environment, Lee. R. Kair
Theses and Dissertations

Decision Support Model to Optimize Site Characterization Activities Taken in Compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, Daniel J. Clairmont
Theses and Dissertations

An Investigation of Problems in Analyzing Prices of State-of-the-Art Commercial Items, Vicki A. Fry
Theses and Dissertations

An Examination of Agreement Type, Firm Size and Other Factors Affecting the Commercialization of Air Force Technology, Robert S. Widmann
Theses and Dissertations

A Comparative Study of Linear and Nonlinear Estimate at Completion Methods, Todd D. Nystrom
Theses and Dissertations

Schedule Management Competencies for Department of Defense Program Managers, Jeffrey F. Brown
Theses and Dissertations

A Correlational Study of the SEI's Capability Maturity Model and Software Development Performance in DoD Contracts, Robert M. Flowe, James B. Thordahl
Theses and Dissertations